Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Posts Tagged ‘meteorological agency’
Onshore winds push radioactivity towards Tokyo
Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog - Monday, March 21, 2011 8:54
Radioactive plumes emitted from Japan's troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant are headed to the southwest towards Tokyo today, carried by onshore northeasterly winds. An elongated area of low pressure is located off the southeast coast of Japan, and t...
Favorable winds over Japan carrying radioactivity out to sea
Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 9:16
If there is going to be a major nuclear disaster with massive release of radioactivity into the atmosphere from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, today would be the best day meteorologically for this to occur. The low pressure system that broug...
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Irene an extremely dangerous storm surge threat to the mid-Atlantic and New England
August 25, 2011 | 2078 Views
Irene an extremely dangerous storm surge threat to the mid-Atlantic and New England
August 25, 2011 | 1780 Views
Texas heat wave smashes more records; 93L more organized
August 17, 2011 | 644 Views
Hurricane Irene Prepares to Leave the Bahamas and Head for the US
August 25, 2011 | 604 Views
Dangerous Tropical Storm Irene headed for the Dominican Republic
August 21, 2011 | 520 Views
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